Team Abu Dhabi made a solid start to the 24 Hours of Rouen in Northern France today as reigning F1 world champion Shaun Torrente grabbed the lead in the prestigious international powerboat endurance race
With 67 laps completed in front of thousands of spectators lining the banks of the River Seine, Torrente had powered Team Abu Dhabi 35 into a lead of 1:07 over Team Nollet 2 spearheaded by France’s three-times F1H2O world champion Philippe Chiappe.
A detailed report and leading positions will follow at approximately 4pm UAE time as the race continues.
Meanwhile, attached is an image of the crews of Team Abu 35 (Torrente, Rashed Al Qemzi, Rashed Al Tayer and Tullio Abbate) and Team Abu Dhabi 36 (Mohamed Al Mehairbi, Faleh Al Mansoori, Majed Al Mansoori and Rashed Al Remeithi).
